1951 VMI Keydets football
SoCon co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–3 (5–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Maryland + 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
VMI + 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Washington and Lee 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
William & Mary 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
No. 19 Clemson 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Duke 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
South Carolina 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
George Washington 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
North Carolina 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
West Virginia 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
NC State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Richmond 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Furman 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Davidson 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
VPI 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1951 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their third year under head coach Tom Nugent, the team compiled an overall record of 7–3 and finished as Southern Conference co-champion.[1]

VMI was ranked at No. 92 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Cincinnati*
L 7–2624,000[3]
September 22Wofford*
W 29–6[4]
September 29at Richmond
W 34–08,500[5]
October 6at William & Mary
W 20–716,000[6]
October 20at Virginia*
L 14–3424,000[7]
October 27at Catawba*
W 34–143,000[8]
November 3Davidsondagger
  • Alumni Field
  • Lexington, VA
W 35–133,000[9]
November 10at Georgia Tech*
L 7–3421,000[10]
November 17at The Citadel
W 27–217,000[11]
November 22vs. VPI
W 20–722,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "1951 VMI Keydets football schedule". VMI Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bearcats are off on right foot, beating Virginia Military club, 26–7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 16, 1951. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "VMI tames Wofford, 29–6". The Greenville News. September 23, 1951. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Speedy backs propel VMI to easy win". Richmond Times Dispatch. September 30, 1951. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "VMI rallies to trip W&M by 20–7 count". The Tampa Tribune. October 7, 1951. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Virginia turns breaks into scores to drop VMI, 34–14". Kingsport Times-News. October 21, 1951. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "VMI Keydets trip Catawba by 34–14". The Charlotte Observer. October 28, 1951. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "VMI trips Davidson, 35 to 13". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 4, 1951. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tech tumbles VMI with passes, 34 to 7". The Birmingham News. November 11, 1951. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Late 62-yard VMI aerial beats Citadel; score, 27–21". The State. November 18, 1951. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "VMI trims Gobblers in last half". Daily Press. November 23, 1951. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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